Since we deployed Zoom, UB has made timely changes to security settings to maintain the optimal balance between security, privacy and usability. As of April 2020, Zoom is also in the midst of a 90-day intensive security review of its own product and is clarifying their privacy statement.

With these ongoing efforts, we continue to endorse using Zoom at UB on the basis that it is compliant with FERPA and maintains security standards as rigorous as comparable solutions.

But the security of Zoom at UB also depends on you. Please follow the recommendations below to better protect yourself and your colleagues.

Following Zoom best practices

Please refrain from sharing personal of confidential information in a Zoom meeting.

Avoid clicking links in the chat window unless you know explicitly what they are and who is providing them. Malicious links could lead to your device or account being compromised and personal information stolen.

Meetings that were scheduled prior to this change may not require a password.

Only hosts can share their screen by default

When you schedule and host meetings, your participants will not be able to share their screens until you give them permission to do so as host.

You can choose to give participants the ability to share their screens during meetings on a case-by-case basis. You can also change your account’s settings to allow participants in your meetings to be able to share their screens by default.